Table 5.
Comparison of mean scores and standard deviations of the eleven questionnaire items in females and males according to age group: north Italian children, pre-adolescents and adolescents (n 614), 2009
| Females | Males | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR1 | GR2 | GR1 | GR2 | |||||
| Item (range of score) | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd |
| Healthy diet (0–3) | 1·62 | 0·68 | 1·79 | 0·83 | 1·54 | 0·80 | 1·54 | 0·81 |
| Breakfast (0–2) | 1·39 | 0·64 | 1·63** | 0·56 | 1·26 | 0·74 | 1·37 | 0·69 |
| Snacks (0–2) | 1·14 | 0·57 | 1·12 | 0·60 | 1·14 | 0·69 | 1·09 | 0·66 |
| Fast food (0–3) | 1·81 | 0·88 | 2·32** | 0·75 | 2·11 | 0·76 | 2·28 | 0·74 |
| Beverages (0–2) | 1·75 | 0·49 | 1·83 | 0·42 | 1·63 | 0·63 | 1·65 | 0·52 |
| Fruits and vegetables (0–3) | 1·97 | 0·72 | 1·99 | 0·72 | 1·89 | 0·70 | 1·91 | 0·82 |
| Cereals and tubers (0–4) | 1·90 | 1·03 | 2·05 | 1·03 | 1·87 | 1·08 | 2·03 | 1·05 |
| Meat/fish/legumes/eggs (0–3) | 1·28 | 0·78 | 1·11* | 0·74 | 1·32 | 0·80 | 1·21 | 0·80 |
| Milk and dairy food (0–3) | 1·41 | 0·68 | 1·46 | 0·59 | 1·39 | 0·69 | 1·40 | 0·64 |
| Fats and dressings (0–2) | 0·16 | 0·41 | 0·23 | 0·44 | 0·18 | 0·41 | 0·21 | 0·42 |
| Sweets (0–3) | 1·40 | 0·72 | 1·41 | 0·81 | 1·44 | 0·80 | 1·53 | 0·82 |
GR1, 9–11 years; GR2, 12–16 years.
Mean values were significantly different from those of the younger children: *P < 0·05, **P < 0·01.